text_original: The At the head of the whole system was the Emperor, who as Emperor recognised no earthly superior, but as king of the Franks was bound to act in consultation with his great nobles and, at least nominally, with the armed warriors who assembled every spring at the annual " May field
text_transcription: T AT THE HEAD OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS THE EMPEROR WHO AS EMPEROR RECOGNIZED NO EARTHLY SUPERIOR BUT AS KING OF THE FRANKS WAS BOUND TO ACT IN CONSULTATION WITH HIS GREAT NOBLES AND AT LEAST NOMINALLY WITH THE ARMED WARRIORS WHO ASSEMBLED EVERY SPRING AT THE ANNUAL MAYFIELD
phonemes: ðɪ æt ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə hˈoʊl sˈɪstəm wʌzðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hˌuː æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd nˈoʊ ˈɜːθli suːpˈiəɹɪɚ, bˌʌt æz kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks wʌz bˈaʊnd tʊ ˈækt ɪn kɑːnsəltˈeɪʃən wɪð hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt nˈoʊbəlz ænd, æt lˈiːst nˈɑːmɪnəli, wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹmd wˈɔːɹɪɚz hˌuː ɐsˈɛmbəld ˈɛvɹi spɹˈɪŋ æt ðɪ ˈænjuːəl " mˈeɪ fˈiːld